09 NCAC 06B .1115          MOTIONS

(a)  Unless otherwise required or permitted by these Rules, any party may file any motion which would be permitted under the Rules of Civil Procedure as though the contested case was a matter pending in a civil trial court.  Motions practice in contested cases before the hearings officer pursuant to G.S. 150B, Article 3A, shall be governed by Rule 6 of the Rules of Civil Procedure and the General Rules of Practice for the Superior and District Courts of North Carolina.

(b)  The opposing party may file such response as is permitted by the Rules of Civil Procedure to any such motion within the time permitted by the Rules of Civil Procedure.

(c)  The hearing officer shall rule on any correctly filed motion.  The hearing officer may rule on any motion with or without oral argument. The hearing officer shall notify the parties of the location, date, and time for oral argument if, in the hearing officer's discretion, oral argument is necessary for a full and complete record. The notice shall indicate whether the argument is to be conducted in person or by conference call.

History Note:        Authority G.S. 150B-38(h);

Temporary Adoption Eff. January 1, 2000;

Eff. August 1, 2000;

Recodified from 09 NCAC 06B .1023 Eff. March 19, 2008;

Amended Eff. September 1, 2013;

Pursuant to G.S. 150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without substantive public interest Eff. April 25, 2015.